Pokémon Detective Pikachu

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For the 2016 video game, see Detective Pikachu.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Rob Letterman

 Mary Parent
 Cale Boyter
Produced by
 Hidenaga Katakami
 Don McGowan

 Dan Hernandez
 Benji Samit
Screenplay by
 Rob Letterman
 Derek Connolly

 Dan Hernandez
Story by  Benji Samit
 Nicole Perlman

Detective Pikachu
Based on
by Creatures Inc.[a]

 Ryan Reynolds
 Justice Smith
 Kathryn Newton
 Suki Waterhouse
Starring
 Omar Chaparro
 Chris Geere
 Ken Watanabe
 Bill Nighy

Music by Henry Jackman[1]

Cinematography John Mathieson

 Mark Sanger
Edited by  James Thomas

 Warner Bros. Pictures

Production  Legendary Pictures
companies  The Pokémon Company

 Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributed by (Worldwide)
 Toho (Japan)

 May 3, 2019 (Japan)

Release date  May 10, 2019 (United States)

Running time 104 minutes

 United States
Country
 Japan

Language English

Budget $150 million[2]

Box office $170.5 million[3]

Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 urban fantasy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman,
who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Derek Connolly from a story
by Hernandez, Samit and Nicole Perlman. Based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi
Tajiri and the 2016 video game Detective Pikachu,[4] the film is produced by Warner Bros.
Pictures, Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company, in association with Toho Co., Ltd. in
a joint venture production. It is the first live-action adaptation in the franchise.[5] The film stars
Ryan Reynolds as the voice and facial motion capture of the titular character, with Justice Smith,
Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy
in live-action roles.

Filming for Pokémon Detective Pikachu took place from January to May 2018 in Colorado,
England, and Scotland. It was released in Japan on May 3, 2019,[6][7] and in the United States on
May 10, 2019, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema.[8] It is the
first Pokémon film to be distributed theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. since
Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000), and with a PG rating from the MPAA, it is also the first Pokémon
film released in the United States not to receive a G rating by the group.[9] Detective Pikachu
received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the creature designs and Reynolds'
performance, but criticized the plot as being standard.[10][11] The film is the best-reviewed live-
action film adaptation of a video game on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received a positive response
from audiences polled by CinemaScore and PostTrak.